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North Korea is on the verge of a humanitarian collapse
During the Trump years, North Korea was hardly ever out of the news. From the US President’s threats of ‘fire…
My post-vaccine chest pain and a desperate search for answers
Four months ago, I had my second dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. I work for the NHS and fully…
The strange resurrection of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
Last week Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son and onetime heir apparent of the former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, appeared in the…
Why did lawyers try to cancel me over trans rights?
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been writing regularly on the seething controversies around biological sex and gender identity.…
Saving children’s books from wokeness
There is something deeply sinister happening in the world of children’s literature. Whereas the children’s section at your local library…
How lockdowns for the unvaccinated swept across central Europe
What began in Austria has spread to Germany, then the Czech Republic and now Slovakia. Lockdowns for the unvaccinated are…
How does Azeem Rafiq explain his past behaviour?
Azeem Rafiq is not having a good week. In addition to having to issue a grovelling apology for antisemitic messages,…
Peng Shuai appears in sinister ‘proof of life’ video
The Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai sits in a crowded restaurant surrounded by friends and her coach, who is going…
Kyle Rittenhouse is still no hero
Kyle Rittenhouse did nothing wrong in law, but this does not mean he did the right thing in going armed…
Does Liz Cheney want to be a Republican?
Last weekend, the Wyoming GOP Central Committee voted not to recognize Liz Cheney as a member of the Republican Party by a…
Scotland's 70-page dossier finds no evidence for vaccine passports
Nicola Sturgeon wants to extend vaccine passports in Scotland, and today her government released a 70-page document purporting to show…
Afghanistan is starving to death and there is nothing the West can do
The scale of the human tragedy unfolding in Afghanistan is hard to comprehend. The economy has collapsed, some 20 million…
How gang warfare took over Sweden’s streets
Nils Grönberg was 19 years old when he was shot and killed: one bullet to his chest and one to…
Kyle Rittenhouse and the failure of the American state
Kyle Rittenhouse is innocent. We knew that anyway, but the simple fact of something being true in no way guarantees…
The rise of Indian cancel culture
In 1975, India’s prime minister Indira Gandhi suspended democracy. The so-called ‘Emergency’ was largely of her own making, giving her…
Justice for Kyle Rittenhouse
The fundamental right to self-defense won today. A jury in Kenosha acquitted teenager Kyle Rittenhouse on all counts related to…
The Covid lab leak theory just got even stronger
Two years in, there is no doubt the Covid pandemic began in the Chinese city of Wuhan. But there is…
Latinas are the shape of things to come
When we focus on the rise of the Hispanic male Republican, we overlook the emergence of his consort and counterpart,…
A ‘resistance,’ selfish and cynical
It’s bad enough when someone actually thinks reposting an “I Stand With…” meme is an act of woke resistance. But…
Congress: worst anime ever
Yes, yes, I know Congress has a lot to worry about these days. But have you seen the anime edit…
Infrastructure Republicans aren’t ‘traitors’
Are you a Republican — or did you vote for the infrastructure bill? That’s the binary choice offered to House…
Revealed: Azeem Rafiq in antisemitism storm
Cricketer Azeem Rafiq shocked the political word on Tuesday with his revelations about the abuse he suffered while a young…
The Olympics’ shameful transgender cop out
The International Olympic Committee have just released a new framework for transgender and intersex inclusion in sports. The old Olympic…
The vaccine cheer is gone
I am 45, which means I’ve now had my third Covid vaccine. The experience of getting that injection crystallises a…
Do masks really slash the risk of catching Covid?
Which public health interventions help to cut the spread of Covid-19 — and which do not? Except for vaccinations, where…
